260113 VO Time and Clocks (2020W)
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An/Abmeldung
Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
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Sprache: Englisch
Prüfungstermine
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
- Donnerstag 08.10. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Donnerstag 15.10. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Donnerstag 22.10. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Donnerstag 29.10. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Donnerstag 05.11. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Donnerstag 12.11. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Donnerstag 19.11. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Donnerstag 26.11. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Donnerstag 03.12. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Donnerstag 10.12. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Donnerstag 17.12. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Donnerstag 07.01. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Donnerstag 14.01. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
- Donnerstag 21.01. 09:30 - 11:00 Digital
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
I hope to give a written test after the end of the lectures. No books, notes, or other outside material will be needed or permitted. If COVID does not allow for this, then we will have oral examinations via video teleconference.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
An exam score of at least 50% is necessary to receive a passing grade.
Prüfungsstoff
The student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the physics associated with clocks, including: sundials, pendulum clocks, quartz clocks, atomic clocks. The student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the systems of time used in the world today and the definition of time standards. The student should understand principles of clock accuracy, precision, and statistics. The student should understand some very basic principles of time with regard to special and general relativity. All of this material will be addressed in the lectures.
Literatur
There is no textbook for the course, but suggestions for reading and references will be given. Lecture slides and notes will be provided online via Moodle during the semester.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
ERGB, ERG 3, UF MA PHYS 01a, UF MA PHYS 01b
Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:21
We will learn about the physical principles of clocks and time-keeping, starting from long ago but concentrating on the present. Along the way we will address many issues, such as: How do you quantify the accuracy of a clock? How do you tell time with an atomic clock? How is “official” time managed? What is a leap second? How does relativity affect clocks? What limits the performance of clocks based on sundials, pendulums, quartz crystals, and atomic transitions?
The contents of the course are not "set in stone." Student input is welcome if there are additional special topics that you are interested in.